Overview

• Starlink is preparing to appoint an India CEO and assemble a core New Delhi team to oversee its market launch by late 2025.
• The company holds a GMPCS licence from DoT and final IN-SPACe approval to operate its Gen1 Ka/Ku-band satellite network over India until July 2030.
• Starlink has applied for test spectrum and started constructing ground stations and gateways to demonstrate compliance and support initial services.
• Standard customer equipment kits will cost about Rs 33,000 with monthly plans ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,200, and local manufacturing could halve kit costs.
• A next-generation satellite fleet slated for launch from 2026 is expected to deliver over 1 Tbps of downlink and 200 Gbps of uplink per satellite, boosting overall network capacity tenfold.